Nonfreezing sill faucet



March 2 1926.

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Patented Mar. 2, 1926.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK CONRAD AND SVEND RASMUSSEN, 0F BOGO'IA, NEW JERSEY.

uournnnzme SILL FAUGET.

Application filed June 9, 1925. Serial m. 86,013.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK CONRAD and Svnm) RASMUSSEN, both'citizens of the United States, and residents of Bogota, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Nonfreezing Sill Faucet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention-relates to valves and particularly to an improved faucet designed especially for use on sills of dwellings or other buildings where the discharge end is exposed to the weather and has for an object to provide a construction wherein means are provided for permitting a proper discharge of water and at the same time preventing breaking by freezing.

Another object of the invention ,is to pro-- embodiment of the invention, the same being shown in connection with a wall.

Figure 2 is an elevation of the cam sleeve shown in Figure 1. d

Figure 3 is an elevation of the cam and operating wheel associated therewith.

Referring to the accompanying drawing by numerals, 1 indicates the $111 of a building of any kind" so that the discharge nozzle 2 of the faucet is exteriorly of the sill and the valve seat 3 and associated parts are arrangedinteriorly of the sill. In this way,

part of the faucet is protected against the weather while the discharge nozzle and associated parts are exposed to the weather. The discharge spout 2 is formed with a base 4 screwed onto a pipe 5 extending through sill 1. The base 4 merges into a body 6 which has a tubular extension 7 threaded exteriorly for receiving a packing nut 8 whereby the packing 9 is roperly clamped in position. A rod or s aft 10 extends throu h the tubular member 7 and is connecte in any suitable manner with the handle 11: Thepipe 5 is threaded onto an enlarged tubular member 13 presenting a valve chamber 14 which is adapted to receive the sleeve 15, which sleeve is'screwed into the chamber 14 so that the valve seat 3 willbe spaced jinwardly a certain distance. The sleeve 15 clamps a packing washer 16 against the tubular member 13 so as to provide a tight connection. A water supply pipe 17 is screwed a short distance into the sleeve 15. A valve member 18 carrying a removable washer 19 is adapted to engage seat 3 for shutting off the supply of water.

When the parts are in the position shown in Figure 1, handle 11 is rotated in such a direction as tomove the valve member 18 away from seat 3. This'will allow water to flow into the chamber I l-through pipe 5 and finally-out nozzle 2. A reverse 'movement will, of course, shut oil" the supply of water and this shutting off action takes place within the building so that after the water has automatically drained from nozzle 2 and pipe 5 there will be no chance of freezing of these parts and, consequently, no chance of breaking by reason of fre'ee zing.

It will be noted that the rod is reciprocated instead of rotated when handle 11 is rotated. It will also be noted that a spring 22 is provided and acts to normally hold the val ve member '18 on its seat 3.

In order to permit the handle or wheel 11 to be rotated for opening and closing the valve, cams 24 and 25 are formed on the extension 26 of wheel 11.. Each of these cams is provided with a flat section 27 for en 'aging the apex or point-28 formed on eae of the cams 29 and 30, which latter cams are secured to or formed integralwith the cam sleeve 31. This sleeve merges into a packing nut structure 8. By reason of the construction described, when wheel 11 is rotated a quarter of a turn, the fiat portions 27 will be resting on the points 28 and as the parts move to this position, spring 22 will be contracted and valve 18 opened. When it is desired to close the valve, wheel 11-is moved until the flattened portions 21. are moved off of the points 29 whereupon spring 22 will immediately function to cause the parts to continue to move until the wheel 11 has completed its quarter turn. This will permit the rod 10 to move longitudinally sufiicientlv to cause the valve 28 to engage its seat. It will be noted that there is provided a space 32 beween the nut 33 and wheel 11 wherebyfthe wheel 11 and associated parts may slide longitudinally of rod in order to always permit valve 18 to seat. This is very desirable because the valveor its seat or the packing, washer may become worn and by permitting this loose motion, spring -22 will cause the parts toproperl'y engage which would not be the case if nut 33- was tightly engaging wheel 11. The wheel 11 ma be s lined on the rod 10 so that it will sli 0 free y en the rod but rotate therewith.

If desired, the, rod could be square at the end and the aperture through the wheel 11 adapted to extend through a sill, means connectedwith the inner endof said pipe for presenting a valve seat, a valve member ar- "ranged wlthin said means, a rod connected with said valve member, a spring for northrough a sill, means connected with said pipe for presenting a valve seat, a valve vmember co-acting with said seat, a spring acting to' normally hold said valve member against the seat, a rod connected with said valve member extending through said pipe and nozzle to a point exteriorly of the nozzle, a hand operated wheel slidingly mounted on the rod, a pair of cams connected with said wheel, and a pair of coacting cams connected with the nozzle, said cams (Bo-acting with each other when the wheel is rotated for moving the rod longitudinally against the action of said spring for opening said valve.

' FREDERICK CONRAD.

SVEND RASMUSSEN. 

